In a world driven and defined by immorality, the truth is often obscured by propaganda. The boundaries between natural and artificial are blurred. The conscious becomes the unconscious.
To challenge the rationale is bold.
To explore the minefield is brave.
To unearth the truth - nothing better.
Ne ultra - nothing beyond.

Monday, 10 September 2012

Not too long ago a poster commented [ erroneously ] that the first
Boer Republic was in Natal when in reality the Natalia Republic was
about the fifth Boer Republic. I pointed out that the first Boer
Republic was at Graaff-Reinet in Feb of 1795 / the second Boer Republics
was at Swellendam in June of 1795 & the third Boer Republic was
at Winburg circa 1836 during the Great Trek. The fourth Boer Republic
was at Potchefstroom about a year before the Natalia Republic was
declared. The following are some quotes pertaining to this topic.

[
In the town communities the danger of a confrontation was also growing.
Here the opposing parties were on one hand the citizens, aspiring to
political autonomy, and on the other hand a weak, corrupt and almost
bankrupt colonial administration. The townspeople demanded their
independence from the colonial administration. In Swellendam and
Graaff-Reinet, the first Republics were proclaimed, although they only
existed for a short time. ] From: The Expansion of the Trek Boers.

[
Lack of regular judicial services for the outlying Boers created a
situation which in the colonial Carolinas had led to Regulator
movements. J.A. de Mist, Batavian (Netherlands) Commissioner General,
wrote of “murmurings and revolt against such a stepmotherly government.”
One result was the creation, in a frontier district, of the Republic of
Graaf-Reinet (1795–96), inspired by the French Revolution. ] From: Page 4 of Maatskappy, State, And Empire: A Pro Boer Revision. Joseph R Stromberg.

[
A series of frontier wars between Boers and Xhosa begins in 1779. The
Boers appeal to Cape Town but get little help. In their frustration, in
1795, they declare Graaff-Reinet an independent Boer republic. ] From: History of South Africa at History World.

I came across other sources prior but did not save them as I did for the aforementioned.